Bobby Mitchell will defend his doctoral thesis "Playing Schumann Again for the First Time," a project that exposes his artistic research as a practicing pianist that focuses on developing improvisational skills in the context of the nineteenth-century classical piano repertoire.
Where?
Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Regentschapsstraat 30, 1000 Brussel. Big Concert Hall
When?
Tuesday May 7th
15:30- 16:15: Concert
16:45 - 18:45: Public Defense
Followed by a reception.
Want to join the Concert and/or the Public Defense?
Please send an e-mail before May 2nd to confirm your presence.
About Bobby Mitchell
Bobby Mitchell is an American pianist whose interests are embedded in the here and now of music as performance art, as well as the more standard classical repertory of centuries past. Mitchell has performed extensively across Europe as well as the Americas, Asia, South Africa, and the Middle East. Recent highlights include concerto performances with Philippe Herreweghe and the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Venues include the Menuhin Festival (Gstaad, Switzerland), the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), and Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington D.C.). Mitchell records for Alpha/Outhere, Naxos, New Focus, 7Mountain Records, and VDE-GALLO. He teaches at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and is artistic director of the piano festival En Blanc et Noir, Festival International de Piano Robert Turnbull in Lagrasse, France.
Academic supervisors
Prof. Dr. Matthias Heyman (KCB, VUB) and Dr. Jan Michiels (KCB)
Artistic supervisor
Boyan Vodenitcharov (KCB)
Jury members
Martin R Scherzinger (NYU Steinhardt)
Bert Mooiman (Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag)
Prof. Dr. Kristin Van Den Buys (KCB, VUB)
Prof. Dr. Maarten Stragier (KCB, VUB)
Prof. Dr. Katarzyna Ruchel -Stockmans (VUB)